Stories about People in Sapa
Sapa SmilesSimone Samuels - simsam [941] Sapa, in Vietnam's North, is home to several hilltribes people who still sell their traditional handicrafts and wear their traditional outfits in town. They are smiling, happy people, despite a difficult life of poverty and simplicity.
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Asian Tribes : the Black Hmong.frans devriese - foto_morgana [467] One of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam is the Hmong (Meo) tribe with more than 700.000 inhabitants. The origins of the non-Vietnamese minorities are far from clear, but scholars generally...
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Sapa
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North Vietnam, markets and minority people.Linda De Volder - LindaDeVolder [1,174] I just want to let the pictures tell the story.
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Bac Ha |
Sapa |
Yen Bai
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Sapa RhapsodyIan Stuart - ianstuart [59] Hmong, Tai and Red Zhao have lived in Vietnam's North West since the 1700's, when the nomads began arriving from China. Todays trekkers, marvelling at the lush Hoang Liem valley vistas, a tail end of...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Girls of SapaHelen Conway - hconway [954] One cold, wintry afternoon, my husband, Sean, and I were sitting in Sapa's Bamboo Bar with two traveling companions. For the past few days, the fog outside had been so thick it was like flying through...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Beyond the CloudsHamish Keith - hamishk [254] 'You will see my village,' the young girl beamed, clutching an embroidered bag to her chest. 'You are going across the pass to the land beyond the clouds.' I was in the midst of the throng of Sapa's...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Hmong EncounterPhuong Tran - ptran [311] I can't remember how I met Co Xay--I remember a mob of Dao women in bright red headdresses, a cacophony of Hmong voices, clothes placed on my body to the chorus of "jolie!" (I later learned this was...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Sapa RhapsodyIan Stuart - istuart [116] Hmong, Tai and Red Zhao have lived in Vietnam's North West since the 1700's, when the nomads began arriving from China. Todays trekkers, marvelling at the lush Hoang Liem valley vistas, a tail end of...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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A Visit with the Hill TribesAlison Wright - awright [164] We made the arduous journey to the north in an old Russian army jeep; an impressive tank-like vehicle which shot our heads like bottle rockets into the unpadded ceiling everytime we hit a bump--that...
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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Sapa, Northwest VietnamKevin Majors - kmajors [323] A story told with photos.
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Sapa |
Vietnam
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